Deutsche Telekom - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Deutsche Telekom M&A Summary

Deutsche Telekom has acquired 11 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 8 assets.

Deutsche Telekom’s largest acquisition to date was in 2001, when it acquired T-Mobile US for $45.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold EE Limited to BT Group for $19.2B. Deutsche Telekom has acquired in 3 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (58%) and information technology (29%).

Deutsche Telekom Business Overview

Where is Deutsche Telekom headquartered?

Deutsche Telekom is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

What is Deutsche Telekom’s revenue?

Deutsche Telekom disclosed revenue of 111,308M EUR for 2023 and 113,608M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Deutsche Telekom have?

Deutsche Telekom has 201,251 employees.

What sector is Deutsche Telekom in?

Deutsche Telekom is a communications company.

When was Deutsche Telekom founded?

Deutsche Telekom was founded in 1995.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 3

Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom AG

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140,
Bonn, 53113
Germany,
+49 228 181 88880
www.telekom.com

Deutsche Telekom is a German telephone company. Through its three main divisions, T-Com, T-Mobile and T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom offers a range of fixed-line, mobile and Internet access services. Deutsche Telekom was founded in 1995 and is based in Bonn, Germany.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 5 - 1 - - - 6
vol $45.6B $45.6B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 7 - 1 - - - 8
vol $21.7B $5.1B $26.8B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
GlasfaserPlus GmbH 2021-11-05 - Joint Venture
Cologne, Germany · www.glasfaserplus.de
Odido Netherlands BV 2021-09-07 5.1B USD Divestiture
Den Haag, Netherlands · www.odido.nl
Deutsche Telekom AG - Tolino Ecosystem 2017-01-02 - Divestiture
Bonn, Germany
Morphisec Information Security 2014 Ltd. 2015-10-06 - Venture
Boston, Massachusetts · www.morphisec.com
EE Limited 2015-02-05 19.2B GBP Trade Sale
Hatfield, United Kingdom · www.ee.co.uk
Scout24 AG 2014-01-24 - Trade Sale
Munich, Germany · www.scout24.com
Scout24 AG 2013-11-21 2.3B EUR Divestiture
Munich, Germany · www.scout24.com
GTS Central Europe 2013-11-11 615M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Warszawa, Poland · www.gtsce.com
T-Mobile US, Inc. 2013-05-01 - Spin Off
Bellevue, Washington · www.t-mobile.com
Lookout, Inc. 2012-04-23 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.lookout.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Lookout, Inc. 2012-04-23 Lookout - Consumer Mobile Security Business Segment 2023-04-26 1
San Francisco, California · www.lookout.com San Francisco, California

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 4 (57%) 45.6B (95%) 4 (50%) 24.6B (92%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (14%) 2.3B (5%) 3 (38%) 2.3B (8%)
Information Technology 2 (29%) - - -
Media - - 1 (13%) -
Total 7 $47.9B 8 $26.8B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 2 2.3B 4 2.3B
United States 3 45.0B 1 -
  Washington 1 45.0B 1 -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - 1 19.2B
France - - 1 237M
Netherlands - - 1 5.1B
Poland 1 615M - -
Domestic 2 (29%) 2.3B (5%) 4 (50%) 2.3B (8%)
Cross-border 5 (71%) 45.6B (95%) 4 (50%) 24.6B (92%)
Total 7 $47.9B 8 $26.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies
2
Goldman Sachs
2
Legal Deals
Hengeler Mueller
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $47.3B
$100M to $1B 1 $615M
TOTAL $47.9B
Largest T-Mobile US, Inc.
$45.0B (2001-06-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $26.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $237M
TOTAL $26.8B
Largest EE Limited
$19.2B (2015-02-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
4 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
4 (50%)

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